Paper 2 · November 2003 · The Dictators: Germany
Which region did French troops occupy because of Germany's non-payment of war reparations under the Weimar Republic?
AThe Ruhr
BEast Prussia
CThe Rhineland
DThe Saar
Explanation
France occupied the industrial Ruhr region in 1923 after Germany defaulted on its reparations payments, seizing coal and goods directly as compensation; the Rhineland, Saar, and East Prussia were affected by other Versailles provisions instead.
Derived from ZIMSEC History 2167/2, Nov 2003 -- greenbook question 86